contradictory

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri]

美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri]

adj.  相互矛盾的; 对立的; 不一致的
n.  对立物; 矛盾因素

复数：contradictories　

高考CET6TOEFLGRETEM4TEM8

BNC.7106 / COCA.7435

牛津词典

adj.

• 相互矛盾的；对立的；不一致的
  containing or showing a contradiction
  1. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
     我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
  2. The advice I received was often contradictory.
     我所得到的建议常常是相互矛盾的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 互相矛盾的;相互对立的
  If two or more facts, ideas, or statements arecontradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
  1. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment...
     海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
  2. The public are capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
     公众可能会持有数种显然互相矛盾的态度。
  3. ...advice that sometimes is contradictory and confusing.
     有时候相互矛盾、颇令人费解的建议

双语例句

• The contradictory explanations caused understandable confusion.
  互相矛盾的解释引起了可想而知的混乱。
• The attitude of society, government and business towards drink and drugs is contradictory and confusing.
  社会、政府和企业对待酒精和毒品的态度彼此矛盾，而且令人困惑。
• The public are capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
  公众可能会持有数种显然互相矛盾的态度。
• But, somewhat curiously, these contradictory approaches are under attack simultaneously.
  但有些奇怪的是，这两种相互矛盾的机制现在同时受到了攻击。
• The English language is full of other apparently contradictory tendencies for words relating to ethnicity.
  英语中还充满了其他一些显然具有矛盾倾向的与种族相关的词。
• The development of rock as an artistic form has been contradictory.
  摇滚乐作为一种艺术形式，它的发展是矛盾的。
• So, long end and brand are not contradictory, but it is two concepts of different classes.
  因此，长尾和品牌不是矛盾的，而是两个不同类别的概念。
• Playing different roles at different times in Chinese history, their representation in historical sources is contradictory.
  他们在不同历史时期扮演着不同的角色，在中国的历史记载中，对他们的描述充满了矛盾。
• Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment
  海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
• Reliability and speediness are contradictory in the digital communication systems which adopt error control in order to solve reliability.
  在数字通信系统中可靠与快速往往是一对矛盾.为了解决可靠性，通信系统都采用了差错控制。